I don't think it's as simple as supply and demand as you suggest. The behavior of record companies and distributors is completely atrocious in the music industr

I don't think it's as simple as supply and demand as you suggest. The behavior of record companies and distributors is completely atrocious in the music industry. It's monopolist behavior, and it completely distorts the actual market. If artists got the majority of royalties from each play of their song, things would be substantially different.